I believe it’s time to take American patriotism back from the right. Toward that end, I have painted an American flag, complete with 13 stripes and 50 stars, using acrylic paint on a wood panel. I then photographed and uploaded it, so you can get your own American flag stickers for your car, or t-shirt, or whatever. Now you can purchase patriotic merch and have your money go to support progressive values!

This is one of those “seems like a great idea” things. It’s a xylitol-based chewing gum that tastes like mint and…chocolate 😛 The chocolate is the problem in my opinion. Chocolate “flavor” has no place in chewing gum. It just tastes “off” to me. I gave the the rest of the packet to my 11-year-old who doesn’t seem to mind it.

In case you are interested, I bought it at the Target at Northgate, it was in the check out aisle.

I painted this concept originally in oils many years ago, at the Fremont Fresh Art festival and it sold at auction for $50. Years later I was bummed I didn’t have a high-res photo of it, so I did what any sensible artist would do: I repainted the thing. Now you can own your own copy, or have it printed on a t-shirt, skirt, or other fun stuff, by the nice folks at RedBubble.com.